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Scene from the Play Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees (Yoshitsune senbon zakura)

Katsukawa Shunkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts two men. The standing man wears a black and white checkered robe. He holds a large basket of goods. He has short black hair and a receding hairline. The man on the floor wears a brown robe and a headband; his hair is black. The standing man appears to be stepping over the seated man. The background shows a wooden post, a beige wall and a railing. The floor appears to be wood. There are kanji characters on the wall.

Artwork details

Date:
8th or 9th month, 1784
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
292 × 624 px
Museum record:
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